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The modern four-star hotel EUROPA is located close to the city center of Munich. There are fast and direct traffic connections to the main train station (1,2 kilometres), the city centre and the famous Bavarian sights. The Pinakothek galleries as well as other important art museums are just a brief walk away from the hotel while the world famous "Oktoberfest" and other sights of Munich, such as the "Marienplatz" can be reached within a few minutes ride by public transportation or by cab. The hotel features 162 comfortably, non-smoking rooms divided up into a Standard and Superior category, two meeting rooms with business facilities, a restaurant with international cuisine, a delightful garden terrace in the peaceful inner courtyard of the hotel, a modern bar and a parking garage for 70 cars. The rooms of the Standard category with a size of 22 squaremetres are furnished comfortably, in a contemporary style with warm colours. The style of the Superior rooms is design oriented and clear cut, they are all facing the quiet courtyard/garden. They measure between 26 and 35 squaremetres. All 162 guest rooms are equipped with an individual adjustable air conditioning, writing desk, safe, minibar, flat screen television and telephone with voice mail. Additionally, the Superior rooms have wooden floors, a Nespresso machine, large king-size beds, rainshowers and high-quality amenities from ELEMIS SPA. In the entire hotel, WIFI access is free of charge. Each morning, from 06:30 am to 10:30 am, the restaurant awaits you with an extensive breakfast buffet. For dinner, from 5.30 pm to 11 pm, regional and international food is being served. The restaurant is closed on Sunday evening.

... It's the only place in the world where people surf on a river and it was amazing to watch! The water was definitely a nice cool off, and we scampered up the banks to take a nice nap in the park. Although we were not planning on ending up in Munich, we had a great time and we're happy that our last second plans worked out so well. After two gorgeous days in this pretty city, it was off to ...

... the park. Our next stop was the BMW museum where we of course admired German engineering. The rest of the day was ours to waste so I used it to see the Glockenspiel play in Marienplatz and enjoy my last beer and pretzel at the Hofbrauhaus. To end our trip, Father arranged reservations at a traditional restaurant at which we shared a meal, exchanged gifts and stories, and enjoyed our last evening together. Tomorrow will bring a full day of travel starting at 6 a.m. so time to rest ...

... air and rail travel is about eight hours, but in this case there were no reasonable air options, so I had to tolerate a longer rail journey.

The train arrived in Munich right on time at 14:41. I thought I'd easily remember the way to the hotel, but had to get some help from Google Maps on my iPhone. I had switched on BBC News as soon as I got settled in the room, and noticed a story about the Apple announcements today for the new iPhones. I ...

... death camps were located on German soil. The majority of extermination camps were located in Poland. Dachau was built to accommodate around 8000 prisoners however was subjected to overcrowding very early on sometimes over 40000 inmates at the one time. Any political opponent of hitlers national socialist workers party could be arrested by the Gestapo and taken in to what they termed protective custody. This included those accused of being communists, trade unionists, Jehovah's ...